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| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 5 |
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| 1894 | 2 |
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- The Iron Rush: Mapping Jim Hill’s Great Northern Route
Speculation mounts as reports surface of the Great Northern Railroad’s potential path through the Chehalis Valley and Grays Harbor.
- Fire Consumes Grand Forks Property
A blaze up the Wishkah River destroys a barn and two homes just as a real estate deal was nearing completion.
- A Massive Coal Seam Found Near the Wishkah
Prospectors uncovered a 140-foot wide vein of coal just two miles from Aberdeen, potentially changing the industrial future of Grays Harbor.
- The Price of Progress: Aberdeen’s Early Water Fight
A $65,000 bond for a new water works sparks a real estate boom on Highland Hill, pushing the dream of homeownership as the ultimate solution to the city's housing crunch.
- The Great Aberdeen Schoolhouse Schism
A bitter public dispute erupts over where to build the city's new school, pitting local business titans and school board members against one another in a war of open letters.
- Aberdeen Votes Big for Education
Voters overwhelming support a bond measure to build a new schoolhouse, signaling the rapid growth of the harbor community.
- Railroad Tycoon Predicts Pacific Coast Steel Boom
James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railroad, outlines the regional economic outlook and argues that the West's raw materials will soon fuel a local industrial revolution.
- The Ghost of a Local Satirist
An Aberdeen newspaper contributor imagines his own funeral, complete with local officials crying and a telegram from the Governor of Oregon.
- The Army at the Bluff
As Aberdeen booms, an 'army' of three hundred laborers armed with dynamite and shovels cuts through the hills to bring the railroad into town.
- The North End Industrial Boom
A new stone quarry and improved infrastructure are transforming the north end of Aberdeen.
- Daring Escape from the County Jail
Two prisoners blinded the jailer with a chemical powder before stealing his weapon and vanishing into the woods.
- The Unwitting Accomplice in the Potato Heist
A waterfront yarn about a man tricked into 'stealing' two sacks of potatoes to thwart a pair of actual thieves.